Main Street Tax Incentive
Ready to Support your Community?
The Washington State Main Street B&O Tax Credit Incentive Program allows businesses to make a donation to the Vancouver’s Downtown Association and in return, earn a 75% state B&O tax credit on that amount. In addition, the donation is eligible for a federal tax deduction. A powerful way to support your downtown!
Michael Walker, VDA’s Executive Director, is here to help guide you through this process. Please contact him at [email protected]

How to Enroll
Step 1 // Visit the Department of Revenue Website
Visit the WA Department of Revenue website and follow these step by step instructions to make a pledge:
- Starting January 2023, go to: secure.dor.wa.gov
- Log in
- Click on “Get Started” link
- Click on your “Excise Tax” account
- Click “Credits” in the toolbar
- Click on “Add Main Street Application”
- Find Vancouver’s Downtown Association and enter the Contribution
Amount; click next - Fill out Authorization Information and click Submit.
Step 2 // Make a Donation!
Step 2: Before November 1, 2023 make a donation to the VDA. You can make the donation online or mail a check to the following address: VDA, 811 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
Step 3 // Check your Account
On January 2024, when you go to pay your B&O online, you will have the credit available in your account. It’s really that simple!
Thank you so much for supporting Vancouver’s Downtown Association!
Additional Information
- Donate to the VDA and receive a state B&O tax credit of 75% of the donation amount.
- Receive a federal tax deduction for the remaining 25%.
- This is a way to direct your tax dollars right back into your community.
- Pledging for the program starts the second Monday in January.
- Pledge by March 15th, pledging early is best!
- Each Main Street city has a cap of $170,940 in donation pledges in Q1.
- Pledge early but your donation to the VDA can be made as late as November 1.
- Pledges are made on the Department of Revenue website.
- The federal tax deduction can be taken in the same year as the donation and the state B&O credit becomes
available starting January of the following year. - Any donation amount works.
- Credits may not be carried over to subsequent years.
- Anyone who pays B&O taxes in Washington can contribute to any Main Street Program in Washington (you don’t have to be in downtown Vancouver).
- This program is unique to Washington and has been a proven economic catalyst for historic Main Street towns since 2006.
*Please note: Interested contributors can confirm the full extent of these tax benefits with their accountant. Want to learn more? Contact [email protected] or call (360) 258-1129.
Our B&O Program Donors
Thank you to all our B&O Program Donors! Your support makes a difference in the vitality of our downtown.
2023
- City of Vancouver
- Columbia Bank
- Divine Consign
- Heritage Bank
- Johnson Bixby & Associates
- Integrated Tax Services
2022
- City of Vancouver
- Columbia Bank
- Divine Consign
- Heritage Bank
- Johnson Bixby & Associates
- Integrated Tax Services
2021
- City of Vancouver
- Columbia Bank
- Heritage Bank
- Johnson Bixby & Associates
- Integrated Tax Services
2020
- Bader Beer and Wine Supply
- Biggs Insurance
- Divine Consign
- City of Vancouver
- Columbia Bank
- Heritage Bank
- Johnson Bixby & Associates
- Integrated Tax Services
- NW Media Collective
2019
- Bader Beer and Wine Supply
- Biggs Insurance
- City of Vancouver
- Columbia Bank
- Great Western Malting
- Heritage Bank
- Integrated Tax Services (Johnson Bixby & Associates)
- KMS Financial Services (Johnson Bixby & Associates)
2018
- Albina Fuel (for the 9th year)
- Bader Beer and Wine Supply
- Biggs Insurance
- Columbia Bank
- Great Western Malting (for a 4th year)
- Heritage Bank
- Hi-School Pharmacy
- KMS Financial Services (Johnson Bixby & Associates)
2017
- Albina Fuel (for an eighth year)
- Great Western Malting (for a third year)
- Pacific Continental Bank (for a fourth year)
- Horenstein Law Group, LLC (for a fourth year)
- Hurley Development (for the first year)
- Atlantic & Pacific Freightways Inc (for the first year)
- LSW Architects (for the first year)
- The Source Climbing Center (for the first year)
Other Donors
- Bank of Clark County
- Biggs Insurance
- Columbia Cascade
- Columbia Machine
- Corwin Beverage Co.
- Currie-McLain
- DSP Architecture
- First Independent Bank
- Gift Services
- International Air Academy
- Kiewit Infrastructure West
- Miller Nash
- Pacific Continental Bank
- Pacific Continental Bank
- Phoenix Industrial
- Riverview Community Bank
- RSV Construction Services
- Schwabe Williamson and Wyatt
- Scott Horenstein Law
- The Al Angelo Company
- The Columbian
- The Holland/Burgerville
- The Mekos Corporation